Artist Monograph

Reg Butler, British

British, 1913–1983

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Medium Breakdown

Medium	Works at MoMA	Share
Lithography	4	33.3%
Sculpture	3	25%
Drawing	3	25%
Other Media	1	8.3%
Watercolor	1	8.3%

Department Distribution

Department	Works	Share
Drawings & Prints	8	66.7%
Painting & Sculpture	4	33.3%

Production by Decade

9

1950s

1

1960s

2

1970s

Classification Types

Sculpture — 4
Print — 4
Drawing — 4

Physical Scale

Scale bracket	Works	Share
Medium (30–100 cm)	6	54.5%
Large (1–3 m)	5	45.5%

Range: 37.0 cm → 185.4 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquired	Works
1952	1
1953	3
1956	2
1958	1
1966	1
1967	1
1973	2
1978	1

British Contemporaries

Catalogued Works

MoMA — 12 shown

Title	Date	Medium	Dimensions	Department	Credit line
Studies for Woman Standing Drawing Acc. 4.1953	(1951)	Pencil, crayon, and watercolor on paper	14 7/8 x 11" (37.8 x 27.9 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Acquired through the Lillie P. Bliss Bequest (by exchange)
The Unknown Political Prisoner (Project for a Monument) Sculpture Acc. 410.1953	1951-53 (remade by the artist after lost original)	Welded bronze, brass wire and sheet on limestone	17 3/8" (44.1 cm) high, on limestone 2 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 7 1/4" (7 x 19 x 18.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Mrs. Saidie A. May Fund
Cassandra Print Acc. 221.1952	1952	Lithograph	composition: 14 9/16 x 10 1/2" (37 x 26.6cm); sheet: 15 x 11" (38.1 x 28cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Curt Valentin
Oracle Sculpture Acc. 409.1953	1952	Bronze	33 1/2" x 6' 1" x 21 5/8" (85.1 x 185.4 x 54.7 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 47.17 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	Purchase
Girl Sculpture Acc. 558.1956	1953-54 (cast 1955)	Bronze	68 3/8 x 13 3/4 x 12 1/4" (173.7 x 34.9 x 31 cm) including base ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	A. Conger Goodyear Fund
The Box Sculpture Acc. 184.1966	1953	Painted iron	47 1/8 x 17 1/4 x 16 3/4" (119.5 x 43.6 x 42.4 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 12.70 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Painting & Sculpture	William P. Jones O'Connor Fund
Head Upturned Print Acc. 609.1956	1954	Lithograph	composition: 14 5/8 x 10 3/8" (37.2 x 26.4cm); sheet: 16 1/16 x 11" (40.8 x 28cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Lejwa
Untitled Print Acc. 3.1973	(1955)	Lithograph	⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Barr, Jr.
Head and Shoulders Drawing Acc. 109.1958	1957	Pencil on paper	18 7/8 x 25" (47.8 x 63.3 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Purchase
Figure in Space Print Acc. 488.1967	1963	Lithograph	composition: 23 3/4 x 18 1/16" (60.3 x 45.8cm); sheet: 25 3/4 x 19 13/16" (65.4 x 50.3cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Vera de Vries Weber Memorial Fund
Untitled Drawing Acc. 731.1978	1972	Pencil on paper	27 1/4 x 40 3/8" (69.2 x 102.5 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Constance B. and Carroll L. Cartwright
Untitled Drawing Acc. 270.1973	1973	Pencil on paper	27 x 39 3/8" (68.6 x 100 cm) ⌀c 0.00 cm · ⌀ 0.00 cm · L 0.00 cm · 0.00 kg · seat 0.00 cm	Drawings & Prints	Gift of Constance B. Cartwright